2 Fairmile Lane Cobham Surrey KT11 2DJ Data via plota.co.uk

2025/2138 - Full Application Decided

Proposal

A detached two-storey building with rooms in the roof space, dormer windows and rear balconies containing 11 flats and 2 detached two-storey houses with rooms in the roof space, associated garages, bin and cycle stores and parking following the demolition of the existing dwelling and outbuildings. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
20 Aug 2025
✓
Validated
8 Sept 2025
✓
Refuse Planning Permission
11 Dec 2025

Refuse Planning Permission on 11 Dec 2025 · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Elmbridge Planning Committee on 9 Dec 2025. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Refused

Against officer advice: officers had recommended approval.

  • Officers advised granting permission because the development was considered acceptable, subject to a legal agreement for protected-site mitigation.
  • Residents objected to overdevelopment, traffic, privacy, flooding, biodiversity and the lack of affordable housing; an objector and the applicant spoke.
  • The committee refused permission contrary to officers, citing harm to the area’s character and the absence of a completed legal agreement.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, speakers, committee debate and reasons for refusal.

Source: Plota analysis of Elmbridge's committee minutes of 9 Dec 2025.

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Cobham (Elmbridge) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 12 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Elmbridge
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
KT11 2DJ
Received
20 Aug 2025
Validated
8 Sept 2025
Ward
Cobham and Downside WardOxshott and Stoke DAbernon Ward
Decision
Refuse Planning Permission
Decision date
11 Dec 2025
Elmbridge
Planning Authority Score
2.6/10
Poor
#247 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Elmbridge ranks #195 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Elmbridge is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 79% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 79% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Elmbridge decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
77%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #277 of 296
79%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #281 of 296
57%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #195 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #178 of 296
68%
Minor dwellings approved
195 decided (1-9 homes)
60%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
72%
Change of use approved
32 decided
1,358
Total decisions
314 refused in the year to March 2026